Prof. Edgar Dutra Zanotto

Center for Research, Technology and Education in Vitreous Materials (CeRTEV), Departamento de Engenharia de Materiais (DEMa) e Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência e Engenharia de Materiais (PPGCEM) da Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar)

 

Materials Engineer-Universidade Federal de São Carlos (1976), MSc in Physics-IFSC-USP (1979), Ph.D. in Glass Tech-University of Sheffield, UK (1982). Polymers specialization-International School of Polymer Science, Ferrara, Itália, 1992. Visiting professor: (Fullbright Fellow) University of Arizona (1987); University of Central Florida (2005), Université Libre Bruxelles (2022). Prof. Titular Senior UFSCar. His WORK includes fundamental and applied research on crystallization kinetics and properties of glasses and glass-ceramics (GC), including rigorous tests, improvement or development of nucleation and growth models for glasses, effects of liquid phase separation on nucleation, surface crystallization kinetics, overall crystallization, glass stability, glass-forming ability, molecular structure and nucleation mechanism, sintering with simultaneous crystallization, diffusion + relaxation in glasses, mechanical, rheological, thermal and bio properties of glasses and GC. The technological branch of Zanotto´s team includes projects in partnership with 25 companies and consultancy to over 40 companies. He is interested in the development of glasses and GC with improved or new functionalities using Machine Learning approaches. EDZ created the Vitreous Materials Lab in 1977. He has PUBLISHED circa 400 original and review papers, 25 book chapters, 3 books, 5 book prefaces, 27 filled patents, and advised ~95 theses and postdocs. 30 of his ex-students and postdocs became professors or glass researchers. He RANKS 7th in the list of patents granted in Brazil. Regarding crystallization of oxide glasses, he is the most prolific at SCOPUS with the keywords (crystal nucleation glass). First in the AD Index (materias Brazil). Leadership index=93%, H index = 65 (Google), FWCI = 1.4. Listed in the PLOS ranking of 1% most influential researchers worldwide. EDZ has received 58 science AWARDS: e.g., Comenda ONMEI 2018, Grã-Cruz medal 2018, Nanocell Institute 2017, Admiral Álvaro Alberto 2014, Comenda Nacional Ordem Mérito Cientifico (Knight) 2006, TWAS Engineering Award 2010, and various "glass" awards. CNPq researcher 1A. His AWARDS include the most important Brazilian prize (A^3), and 7 important glass research awards (Zachariasen Award, Gottardi Prize, Morey Award, Foster Prize; Turner, Cooper, and Scholes Lecturer), "Zanotto Award" created by MRS India. EDZ is an EDITOR of the Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, and Advisory Board Member of Int. Mat. Reviews (Key reader), Materials, S-Nature App.Sciences, Int. J. Applied Glass Science, Papers in Physics, Materials Research, Bull. Soc. Espanhola Ceramica y Vidrio, Iranian J.M.S&T, and Cerâmica. He is a member of both Brazilian & São Paulo State ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, National Academy of Engineering, The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), World Academy of Ceramics, Fellow Fullbright, Soc. Glass Tech, American Cer. Soc., Brazilian Cer. Soc. EDZ Chaired 6 of the most important glass congresses, member of Scientific Advisory Board of more than 50 materials and glass congresses, delivered over 400 conference presentations, including ~170 INVITED talks and ~40 plenary talks. FORMER consulting positions in academia, industry, and society: Adjunct coordinator of exact sciences and engineering Fapesp; Manager of Fapesp´s Patent Office, President- Scientific Committee Serrapilheira Institute, co-founder Brazilian MRS (SBPMat), Founding editor Materials Research (13years), Advisory Board member NSF´s IMI, TAB member O-I, USA, Chair of the GOMD Division American Ceramic Society. CURRENT POSITIONS in BRAZIL- Director of Fapesp´s CEPID-CeRTEV, President of the Council - São Carlos High Tech Park Foundation; Counselor Emeritus and Director of Brazilian Ceramic Society; Council Member of IMPA and Serrapilheira Institute, I2Mat President. INTERNATIONAL POSITIONS: JNCS Editor, ICG Crystallization Committee, ACerS Global Ambassador, Council member of Int. Ceramic Federation, I.C.Glass, and FunGlass Insti (CV Lattes).

 

Vidros: da pedra lascada à inteligência artificial

RESUMO

Vidros naturais, como as obsedianas e fulguritas, “sempre” existiram, mas os vidros sintéticos inorgânicos não metálicos foram descobertos há cerca de 6.000 anos. No século XVII eles viabilizaram o invento do microscópio e do telescópio, que revelaram os universos micro e macro, das estruturas biológicas e minerais até planetas e galáxias. Por isso foram batizados de “olhos de ciência”. Hoje, além das expressivas aplicações domésticas, há inúmeras outras, fascinantes, como fibras ópticas, filtros para UV e IV, corretores de daltonismo, vidros bioativos, vidros à prova de bala e fogo, e vidros para encapsulamento de rejeitos radioativos. Além disso, através da cristalização controlada é possível sintetizar as denominadas vitrocerâmicas (VCs), materiais avançados usados, por exemplo, em cooktops, revestimentos arquitetônicos, espelhos gigantes para telescópios, próteses dentárias e displays de telefones celulares de última geração. Nesta palestra exibiremos o histórico e estatísticas da contribuição brasileira ao conhecimento científico nesse tema, as definições mais atuais de vidros e VCs e suas principais propriedades. Em seguida discutiremos várias aplicações admiráveis desses fantásticos materiais; exemplos relevantes serão ilustrados por vídeos didáticos. Finalmente, discorreremos sobre a aplicação de algoritmos de inteligência artificial para o desenvolvimento de novos vidros com propriedades inusuais, abandonando a era das tentativas e erros. Por tudo isso, pelo conforto proporcionado a nossa vida e sua importância econômica, 2022 foi escolhido pela ONU como o Ano Internacional do Vidro!